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II. IMcCormick and Ol^cd llusscv, tu obtain lliis extension of patent, 

 in order that they may "share the spoils! " It is a stran^^e compound 

 of insinuation, declaniation, inconsistency and absurdity: and it is about 

 as difficult to compete with the "counsel " on this, his favored field, with 

 sound ariijument or logical reasoning, as to attempt to " bottle moon- 

 shine "lor future use. The charge is not sustained by a particle of 

 evidence — nay, he even endea\ours to vilify, if not discredit his 

 own witness, C. H. IMcCormick, whom he drags on the witness stand. 

 McCormick l)y his showing, is an A/orri/ic any how; — but if he will 

 helj) him to capture this prize, he " shall be entitled to his gratitude ; " 

 if not, he too is to be immolated on the shrine of modern Moloch. 

 The learnetl " counsel " is very like an errant farmer boy, who was sent 

 into the field to catch a cunning and incorrigible old nag; he took a 

 niibbi/i oi corn in one hand, and a ciidi^ii in the other: if the nubbin 

 ciicated him, to be bridled, well and good; but if too cunning to be 

 thus caught, then came down the cudgel. The very learned " counsel " 

 certainly deserves a puicnt himself for his ingenious device in getting 

 a witness to testify in his fa\or. 



This however is like all the other charges brought against Hussey; 

 — not even '' founded o\\ fact," as the writers of fiction are wont to say. 

 It is not projiosed to enter into any defence of C. H. IMcCormick, or 

 his claim; he is doubtless quite competent to take care of himself 

 against this assault; and if no better testimony can be brought to 

 invalidate it, the task will be an easy one. l^ut it is due to him and to all 

 otliers to state distinctly and i)ositiveh' that the charge is wholh' gratu- 

 itous and unfounded. 



But there was no occasion for this "delinquent and snare setting 

 patentee " to " set a trap " at all; nor need " Congress spring the trap 

 that has been set for them, i. e., the ' parties in the State of New York,' 

 and so artfully concealed." Their "counsel" has effectually sprung 

 it on the real trappers by his own bungling and " ignorance," and not 

 on the innocent and unoffending^j;'-c;/y/r. We would copy entire, pages 

 9, 10, II and 12, as an admirable specimen of special pleading, — the 

 best we ever saw, considering, there was neither fact, testimony, or e\en 

 tolerable circumstantial evidence to base it on, — only that it would too 

 much extend our review: we will however give a very fair and full 

 sii/iip/c, \\\t\\ an tj/ur/ysis, and the unprejudiced reader can judge for him- 

 self; and also whether it is not somewhat like the patent double-edged 

 razor, made to cut both ways. It was not however a very useful inven- 

 tion--not like " Hussey s reaper," which cuts besthoX.\\ ways — for while 

 the operator was shaving the upper Zip with one edge, the other was cut- 

 ting his nose. The counsel says: 



' Until the present Congress, Cyrus H. McCormick. the inventor, 

 or rather eonipi/er oi " McCormick's reaping machine." was opposed to 

 the extension of this patent, and has been constantly before the com- 

 mittee seeking the extension of his own patent; and, as he was per- 

 fectly conversant with the history of the Hussey machine ami with the 

 profits deri\ed from it, as a rival niaehine, could have furnished testi- 

 mony to defeat the extension. 



